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Fon Praise Drum Circle

Family ReunionHoliday Party
F
PLAYERS
6+
DIFFICULTY
SETTING
Both
MATERIALS
HOW TO PLAY
1

Players form a circle around a drummer, who begins a simple, steady beat for everyone to clap along to.

2

One player steps into the center and performs a short dance move or gesture in time with the beat.

3

The whole circle repeats that same move together while clapping, honoring the player who introduced it.

4

That player then chooses the next person to step into the center and introduce a new move.

5

The drummer can speed up or add flourishes as the circle continues, keeping the energy building.

6

The circle keeps going, with each new center dancer adding a fresh move, until the group decides to stop.